Shirt



J. L. C'ORBI Oct. 16, 1945.

' SHIRT Filed July 17, 1944 INVENTOR- ATTD R N EYS Patented Oct. 16, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT Joseph L. Corbi, Washington, D. C.

Application July 1'7, 1944, Serial No. 545,209

1 Claim.

The invention relates to an article of wearing apparel and more especially to a shirt having an open front supplemented by vest appearance.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a shirt of this character, wherein the open front thereof is buttoned closed, and sup plementing this area of such shirt are companion flaps, which are unitary with the said shirt and for a distance overlap where they button together, so that in the wearing of the shirt there is an outward appearance dual in character of a combined vest. and shirt, thus being decorative with a neat and tidy set-up, without the employment of two separate and distinct garments, namely, a shirt and vest.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a shirt of this character, wherein it is constructed with a double open front with the outermost exposed area thereof pleasing and attractive in appearance, the said shirt being entirely novel and unique in its completed form and make-up, and assures comfort in the wearing thereof, and it maintains a tie when worn thereon, in proper order and place, with the ends tucked in, to eliminate disorder while being worn.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a shirt of this character, wherein the front thereof effects a distinctive and ornamental appearance, imitative of a vest, either with or without lapels and breast pockets, the shirt being easily put on or taken off, and can be readily laundered.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a shirt of this character, which is simple in construction, stylish in appearance, strong, durable, giving to a wearer a shirt and vest attire, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows the preferred and modified forms of construction of the invention, and as pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a shirt constructed in accordance with the invention and in wearing condition.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of the shirt removed from a wearer.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view, partly broken away, of the uppermost portion of the shirt or the collar end thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a slight modification of the invention.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, particularly Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, A designates generally an outer shirt, its body l0 being of conventional kind made from any suitable material, having an open front II, a permanent collar [2, in this instance of the turn-over type, and sleeves l3, respectively. The front II is detachably closed at the overlap edges l4 thereof which are fastened together by buttons IS, in the usual well-known manner.

Applied longitudinally of the front ll of the shirt A at uniform distances removed from the edges [4 thereof downwardly from the collar l2 for a, major extent of such edges are imitative vest flaps it which at their uppermost free edges ll of the same effect a substantially V-shaped opening, while the remaining companion edges l8 thereto are adapted to overlap each other, and are detachably fastened together by buttons is, whence such edges l8 overlie the edges M for a determined extent thereof. The V-shaped opening just mentioned affords a tie display space, when a tie 20 is worn and in place on the wearer of the shirt A, as best seen in Figure 1 of the drawing. The flaps [6 at the edges 2| are stitched or otherwise tacked at 22 to the shirt front I0,- while the upper ends 23 of these flaps l6 are interplied and stitched at 24 with the neck band 25 of the shirt A.

The flaps 16 are formed with lateral extensions or wings 26 which are stitched or otherwise secured at 21 to the shirt front I0 to provide breast pockets 28 or imitations thereof on the shirt A. The lowermost ends 29 of the flaps l6 are left free from the shirt front, and thus making it possible to button the front with ease and dispatch.

In Figure 5 of the drawing there is shown a modification of shirt, wherein the V-shaped openin denoted generally at 30 has confronting the same turned-over lapels 3| at opposite sides thereof, these lapels being continuations of the flaps 32 which are alike to the flaps l6 hereinbefore described.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and adaptation of the invention will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted for the sake of brevity.

What is claimed is:

A shirt of the kind described, comprising a body having a front opening and collar, means for fastening the opening closed, overlapping flaps stitched at their outer edges at opposite sides of the front opening, their upper ends se- 

